Timeline September 668

Events in September 668 3

• 630 – 668 Constans II (630-668) Died 15 September 668, aged 37 Constans II was Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668, overseeing the empire's defense against Arab invasions and relocating his court to Syracuse in Sicily. He was assassinated in his bath by a chamberlain, reportedly at the instigation of court rivals angered by his plans to move the imperial capital west. His death triggered a brief usurpation by the general Mezezius before his son Constantine IV secured the throne.
• 668 Fall of Pyongyang ends the kingdom of Goguryeo Tang-Silla forces capture the Goguryeo capital Allied Tang Chinese and Silla Korean forces captured Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, ending the ancient kingdom after nearly seven centuries. King Bojang was taken captive to the Tang capital Chang'an. The conquest completed Silla's subjugation of its rival Korean kingdoms under Tang-backed overlordship.
• 668 Constantine IV becomes Byzantine Emperor Succeeds his assassinated father Constans II Constantine IV was proclaimed senior Byzantine emperor following the assassination of his father Constans II in Syracuse. He initially shared nominal rule with his younger brothers Heraclius and Tiberius. His reign would later be defined by repelling the first Arab siege of Constantinople and confronting the newly arrived Bulgars on the Danube.